The headset’s buttons are way too sensitive, meaning you end up changing settings or turning it on accidentally. We were using a Macbook Air and an iPhone 6 Plus for this review, so we found the lack of software support to change audio profiles annoying.

While the Elite 800 isn’t as stylish as wireless headsets from Bose and Parrot, it’s a big improvement on previous attempts from the company and gaming headsets in general. Thisis the ideal 100% wireless, active noise-canceling gaming headset for Play station consoles and mobile gamers.This ensures clear, high-quality sound and allows users to focus entirely on their gameplay, movie, or music.

Key Points: Any edge can help you win or lose a game, especially when you go head-to-head with other gamers. You can load preset audio settings for individual games using Turtle Beach’s Ear Force Audio Hub software on PC or Android. The Turtle Beach Stealth 400 is a 100% wireless stereo gaming headset for PS4™ that uses the Optical Out audio jack and USB port on the console to provide separate game audio (via Optical) and chat audio (via USB) channels. The Turtle Beach Elite 800 excels at the basics of audio performance, comfort and features, making it a great headset for gamers both at home and on-the-move.

The base station connects to a PlayStation 4 (it also works with PlayStation 3, and with mobile devices using Bluetooth) via a USB cord, for power, and an optical audio cable, both of which are included. Its not a big issue but it would have been nice if this could be dampened out somehow (do let me know in the comments below if you have a solution that might help this! Turtle Beach promises 10 hours of life on a full charge, but that number comes down when features like Active Noise Cancelling are used.

Editorial independence means being able to give an unbiased verdict about a product or company, with the avoidance of conflicts of interest. There are a few issues, such as the lack of Xbox One support, the relatively short battery life and the bulk and weight of the headset itself.It’s a lot like the company’s Xbox One-friendly flagship, the 500x, but with a very important difference. Comfortably play for hours as you pinpoint the exact location of sounds with Elite 800’s uncompromising DTS Headphone: X® 7. There are an array of settings for movies, games, and music all toggled with a quick press of a button.

We also encountered the same sort of Bluetooth problems that have long plagued headsets such as these. The Turtle Beach Elite 800 are designed for the PS4 though will work with the Xbox One with a standard Microsoft chat adapter (not included), and with the full Dolby Digital support via optical cable. As we mentioned above, the mic monitoring isn’t the best – its just not strong enough and difficult to hear your own voice. It’s convenient, but the controls are also extremely sensitive, to the point that an errant brush along the side of your head can too easily change things up.While there are a lot of little annoyances about the design of the Elite 800X, there’s one area where we don’t have any complaints, and that’s audio quality.